# Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S03E03: A Wanted (Inhu)man **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 13, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584 "2015-10-13T22:55:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/21 "2015-10-15T13:15:29Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > Any guesses what is up with Jemma’s flashes into black-and-white with blur sfx, for example when the noise in the lab spooks her? Indication that her perceptions have changed? That there’s someone/thing else perceiving things along with her? I took it as a representation of her post-ordeal mental state. Very conventional way of representing PTSD or the like. I don’t know what to make of the final scene, though. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/22 "2015-10-15T19:20:46Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Are the following posters the usual suspects? > (I’m not a good as many at the SDMB at storing individual personalities and posting histories. Do people here “know” me as a poster? That would actually surprise me. Once I move on to reading the next post, I usually forget. I even have to scroll back up if I _suspect_ I’m reading a post by someone who’s posted in the very same Thread.) I think I’m pretty vocal about liking the show… and I straight-up did not like this episode. So I think it’s fair to put me in the “surprise” dislike camp. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/23 "2015-10-15T20:25:12Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > I think I’m pretty vocal about liking the show… and I straight-up did not like this episode. > So I think it’s fair to put me in the “surprise” dislike camp. Yeah, I think the show has kicked ass once Season One _finally_ got to its Winter Soldier tie-in. Coulson’s mule-headedness causing drama last season was a minor irritant. Showcasing that kind of poor writing for this entire episode was an unpleasant surprise for me. I don’t actually remember a lot of naysayers in past episode threads, but my memory of such things is vague even when I’d care to recall it. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/24 "2015-10-18T14:35:40Z")
I thought it was a fine episode. What does “Red Socks” mean? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/25 "2015-10-18T15:09:38Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > What does “Red Socks” mean? That scene took place in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The Boston Red Sox (note the spelling) are the local baseball team. There was a banner on the wall of the bar that read “Red Socks”; the show did that either because of legal reasons or as some sort of a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/26 "2015-10-19T01:52:05Z")
THAT’S what was bugging me during that scene! I couldn’t place it, but something about the sign rubbed me the wrong way…now I know why. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/27 "2015-10-19T18:00:35Z")
So, I guess Simmons now is the official Damaged Girl every show with Whedon-affiliation needs. Any guesses as to when she’ll turn Surprise Badass? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584/28 "2015-10-19T18:38:38Z")
I don’t think this was a bad episode, just “meh.” They can’t all be winners. I just hope we don’t have to wait ten episodes of “I can’t talk about it. It’s complicated.” to find out what really happened with Simmons [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e03-a-wanted-inhu-man/734584.md?page=1)